the president of the united states is gay. (laughter) friendly. gay friendly. (laughter) damn you, ellipsis. (laughter) and i think we all know who deserves the credit for this. >> i'll take a lot of credit. (laughter) >> jon: so exciting positive news for equal rights for all citizens, a symbolic victory that can in no way be dampened by the codifying of bigotry in-- let's say the state where the democrats are going to be holding their convention. (audience reacts) >> north carolina voters passed a strict amendment to their constitution that bans same-sex marriages. >> jon: congratulations, north carolina, for a moment i was feeling a brief glimpse of what i guess doctors would call happiness and a full heart and i appreciate you ending that. by the way, in your zeal to protect yourselves from the gay menace there isn't any chance you may have, i don't know, created some collateral damage pho *pbs the heteros. >> it also bans civi civil uniod domestic partnerships-- and get this, not just for gay couples but straight couples in the state, too. >> oops! (laught